07-01-2021 дата публикации
Номер: US20210005098A1
Systems and methods for displaying a large number of participants in videoconference are described. The participant's video feeds are presented in a continuous scrolling manner, such that each participant's video feed is visible for a part of the time. The participants may select the number of videos displayed at one time on a grid. The system and method monitor which video feeds are being, or about to be displayed, and streams the feeds accordingly. The system and method also provide for classroom-like settings by allowing students to “raise their hand” and be “called on” by an instructor. By scrolling though all of the videos in a meeting, people that are running a session can monitor the other participants, permitting them to select someone to focus on, and allows the other participants to see each other, producing a “sense of belonging.” 1. A method for displaying a plurality of video feeds of a videoconferencing system on the display of a user's device , said method comprising: virtually arranging the plurality of video feeds on a rectangular grid, where the rectangular grid has a height;', 'moving the virtual arranged plurality of video feeds across a rectangular area, where the rectangular area corresponds to a rectangular area in the browser, and where the moving is performed at incremental periods of time in a direction perpendicular to the height;', 'streaming, to the browser, only video feeds of the plurality of video feeds that, at the current time and at the next increment of time, are at least partially within the rectangular area, and', 'displaying, in the browser, the portions of the streamed video feeds within the rectangular area of the browser., "scrolling the plurality of video feeds in a browser on a display of a user's device, where said scrolling includes"}2. The method of claim 1 , where said method further comprises:accepting the selection of one video feed of said plurality of video feeds, andenlarging the selected video feed to occupy the ...
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